Isaac williams



IsAAe WILLiAMs, 0F WEs'rFIELuiNDIANA..

Letters Patent No. 80,691, dated August 4, ISGS.

IMPEovEMENT 1N WEATHER-BOARD GAUGE AND EEST..

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TO ALL WI-IOM I'I MAY GONCERN:

B e it known that I, ISAAC WILLIAMS, olf Westfield, in the county of Hamilton, and yState of Indiana, have invented a new and improved Weather-Board Gauge and Rest; and I do hereby'declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable-others` skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Figure 1 represents my improved gauge in position for use. l

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view of the same, taken through the line a; 2:, fig. l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.4

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved instrument to gauge the distance apart ofthe edges of vthe weather-boards, and at the saine time to support the board while being nailedon, so as to avoid the necessity of driving in nails to support each board, as is now the practice, thus economizingitime and labor; and it consists in the adjustable gaugeand rest constructed and arranged as hereinafter more `fully described.

A is the body of the gauge, which is formed with a shoulder upon its upper end, to tit upon the lower edge ofthe board last attached to the building. The part A is also furnished with one lor more sharp projecting points, a2, upon its inner side, near its lower end, to be forced into the board against which it rests.l

lIt is also furnished with vone or more sharp projecting points, a, in its upper end, to be forced into'the lower edge of the board upon which its said upper end rests. B is a stem, .which enters a hole or socket formed in thc upper end of the piece A, has a scale or division-marks formed upon its side, and Vis secured i-n position when adjusted`by the set-screw C, wh'ielrscrews in through the side of the piece A, and the forward end of which presses against the side of the stem B.

' Upon the upper end ofthe stem B is formed a head, In', having a shoulder formed upon it,upon"which rests the lower edge of the board to be nailed to the building. D are blocks, that slide up and `down freely upou the stem I3, by means of which .the instrument is wedged or secured more firmly in place.

y In using the instrument, the stem B is adjusted tothe distance which it is desired that the lower edges of the consecutive boards should be apart. `The points in theupper en ds of the partsA are then forced into the lower edge of the board against which they rest. The sliding wedge-blocks I) are then forced down upon-the stemB, the effect of which is to force the lower points more firmly into the said board. The gauge and rest are no w ready to receive and support the next boardA in proper position to'ube nailed to the building'.

By this construction the gauge can be detached, moved up to the next board, and secured in place very quickly, so as to be again ready for the next board.

It should be observed that atleast two gauges should bc' used to support each ,board that is to be nailed :to the building.

I claim as new, and ydesire to secure by Letters Patentv t The combination oi'- the hollow shouldered partrA, having the parts u,l a2, the graduated adjustable stem B, and the sliding wedge l), all constructed, arranged, and-operating as herein described for the purpose specified.

` ISAAC WILLIAMS. Witnesscsr v v J ouN' S'rayrzns0N,v Result. Buo'wx. 

